Last month, the Matchroom boss said he’d given up on making the fight, although WBN understands a massive u-turn in negotiations has meant an agreement was possible.

Despite those frustrations for Hearn and all concerned, an announcement on the second fight could be made as early as next week, with the return likely to head back to the O2 Arena for a date before the Christmas holiday period.

On September 7, the update, ‘Bellew v Haye II: Booked dates a sticking point for December return‘ stated: As for possible dates, December 9 and 16 were the most likely right off the bat, although pre-bookings at the preferred venue of the O2 Arena mean promoter Eddie Hearn may be forced to look elsewhere or perhaps go for the more unconventional as he has done before.

Bellew fought on a Sunday previously when facing Ilunga Makabu at Goodison Park on May 29, 2016 and may once again agree to do the same for the sake of keeping everybody sweet and retaining the contest in the UK capital.

That leaves December 10 and December 17 as alternatives for a Bellew v Haye II Pay-Per-View event, and which could be explored before Hearn turns to the unlikely scenario of taking the fight outside London.

At at press conference around that time, Haye told WBN he was ready to go for December.